Beyond Local

MOUNTIE MOMENTS: A motorist caused around $8K in damages to a fence and fled the scene, a local church was broken into and a man was hit in the face with a wrench.

Pain management has primarily relied on prescription opioids for treatment and has contributed to the development of Canada’s opioid crisis, new research from Statistics Canada shows.

CALGARY — If the train that Leighton Kolk has been waiting on doesn't arrive by noon Sunday, the Iron Springs, Alta.-area feedlot operator says he won't be able to feed his cattle. Kolk has been waiting for days for Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd.

Newfoundland and Labrador is the province with the highest vaccination rate for five- to 11-year-old kids and began providing the COVID-19 vaccine at schools as soon as it was approved for children.

“We have to remember that wildlife populations are always fluctuating and dynamic due to several different reasons.”

OTTAWA — The top doctor for Indigenous Services Canada says he's cautiously optimistic the Omicron-driven wave of the pandemic may be flattening across First Nations.

NEW YORK (AP) — Young children might be able to overcome their peanut allergies if treated at an early enough age, according to a study published Thursday.

OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says there are positive signs the Omicron wave is peaking in Canada but we shouldn't start choreographing a COVID-19 victory dance just yet. Dr.

Avalanche experts say there have been several close calls reported recently, with many large avalanches running the full extent of their paths.

Due to a "Red Alert" with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) not able to respond to four simultaneous medical calls in Airdrie on Jan. 20, the Airdrie Fire Department (AFD) was called out to provide first response care.